A stone pyramid with steep, angled sides rises 35 feet above a back road just outside New Florence. Though silent now, it was humming with activity in the mid 1800s when it was a vital part of Westmoreland County’s early iron industry. Laurel Hill Furnace, at 114 Wyoming Lane, off
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Autumn is time for enjoying the bounty of the fields and thrilling to the mysteries that await in the gathering darkness will take center stage at Historic Hanna’s Town, just in time for Halloween. A variety of historic demonstrations and outdoor activities are planned during Fall Family Day, 11 a.m.
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